The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-04-21
orr WASHINGTON LETTER.

Special Correspondence of THE NBws
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 10, 81
The Sunday laws are agitating very
much the citizens of the capital this
week. A large portion Of the COM
munity is fearful lest it shall have to
fast on the Sabbath or else change its
mode Of living. Washington used to
be called city of boarding houses, but
of late years has been dubbed the city
of eating houses. The reason of this
is that hundreds of government clerks
have found it cheaper to rent rooms
and "take meals out' than to keep
house, and as consequence number Of
eating houses have sprung up and done
a very profitable business. The trium-
virate commission which governs the
district has sent forth the edict that
not only drinking saloons and places of
business shall be closed on Sunday, but
also that milk and ice wagons shall not
run, and that eating houses shall shut
up. If this last provision is enforced
it will cause great Inconvenience to
thousands of persons who regularly
take their meals at these places and
will cause the failure in business of
these enterprising men who are willing
TO cater to the palate for the handsome
returns received,
It seems pretty big fish story, but
still none the less true, that over 600,-
600 herring have been brought from the
Potomac into Washington the present
week. This is the largest number re-
stringent laws prohibiting the drawing
Of SeineS for fish during the spawning
season. Afew years ago the number
Of herring caught became so small that
epicures began To fear that the delicacy
of Potomac Herring would be 3
thing of the past. The fish commits
sion, however, had salutary laws en-
acted and the 605, 900 herring week is
the result.
The president had q tender heart
this week and so granted eight pardons
for embezZling from the mails; breaking
into postOfhces; Eobbing the mails on
the highways: eounterfeiting, and other
crimes. Cleveland has granted more
pardOns than any president before him
with the memory of man.
Already gOssips are beginning to talk
of the presidents summer trip. 1t is
possible EHaL ne may take OH0s cut SIllI
you need not be surprised If he stays It
home. Mrs. Cleveland is already To-
Gated at Oak View and keeps very
quiet, seldom coming to the city and
almost as seldom seeing callers. She Is
taking much needed rest after the
fatigues of the social season, and prob
ably viii not go with the president
should he feel the necessity of taking
recreation by leaving the scenes Of his
busy Official duties and cares for brief
period.
A number of congressman have BEEN
in town the past few days and most of
them were interviewed. The almost
unanimous opinion seemed to be that
congress would be convened In special
session the first of October, and would
continue to sit until the regular session
Ia December.
Real estate speculation is running
high, and investors are making money
faster than at any time before In the
history Of the city. Syndicates are be-
ing formed composed in many instan-
ces Of capitalists from the states, and
much suburban property has been plat
ted and sold in lots ON which the in
vest0rs have more than doubled their
money inside Of three months. Per
sons coming TO the eity in the fail and
at the assembling of congress VIII
hardly recognize the suburbs, IS 50
many improvements viii have been
made. II.